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Can my dog on Prednisone safely take herbs for Cushing's disease?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Boxer | Female | spayed | 3 years and 11 months old | 75 lbs

Can dog on Prednisone take herbs for Cushings

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Answered By Sara Farmer, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on August 14th, 2017

Cushing's is a disease characterized by an excess of cortisol, and prednisone is a corticosteroid that acts like cortisol in the body. So if a dog is taking prednisone for a medical condition herbs to treat Cushing's would potentially counteract the prednisone, and I wouldn't recommend them.

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